Jamaica vs Nigeria: Groundnut yields
Jamaica
1.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Jamaica rank
63rd
Nigeria rank
62nd
Groundnut yields over time
- Jamaica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.25 tonnes per hectare against 1.23 tonnes per hectare in Jamaica, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 63rd and Nigeria ranks 62nd of 119 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.9467 tonnes per hectare | 0.8275 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.7546 tonnes per hectare | 0.2885 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.0889 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.0178 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.1644 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.0136 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.02 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnut yields, Jamaica or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.25 tonnes per hectare against 1.23 tonnes per hectare in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnut yields between Jamaica and Nigeria?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for groundnut yields?
- Jamaica ranks 63rd and Nigeria ranks 62nd of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Groundnut yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.